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escropulo

escropulo noun: a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.

Noun

escropulo (plural escropulos)

  1. (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
    Synonyms:
    Portuguese scruple, scruple

Synonyms of escropulo

Forms of escropulo

pluralescropulos

Origin of escropulo

Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese escrópulo, from Latin scrūpulus (“scruple, nagging doubt, 1/24 uncia”), from scrūpus (“sharp stone, anxiety”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). Doublet of scruple and escrupulo.

Questions about escropulo

What does escropulo mean?
Escropulo means a traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
What part of speech is escropulo?
Escropulo is a noun.
What is the plural of escropulo?
The plural of escropulo is escropulos.

Words near escropulo in the dictionary

  1. escrods
  2. escrol
  3. escroll
  4. escrolls
  5. escrols
  6. escropulo
  7. escropulos
  8. escrow
  9. escrowable
  10. escrowed
  11. escrowee

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